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Tag Archives: Family

Psycho (1960)

May 20, 2010by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Alfred Hitchock’s landmark masterpiece of the macabre stars Anthony Perkins as the troubled Norman Bates, whose old dark house and adjoining motel are not the place to spend a […]

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Wedding Crashers

May 19, 2010by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Life’s A Party. Crash It. Guided by a set of “wedding crashing rules,” John Beckwith (Owen Wilson) and Jeremy Grey (Vince Vaughn) can charm their way into any wedding…and […]

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The Notebook

May 12, 2010by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Behind every great love is a great story. As teenagers, Allie (Rachel McAdams) and Noah (Ryan Gosling) begin a whirlwind courtship that soon blossoms into tender intimacy. The young […]

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Shadow of a Doubt

May 4, 2010by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: When Uncle Charlie comes to visit his relatives in the sleepy town of Santa Rosa, the foundation is laid for one of his most engaging and suspenseful excursions. Joseph […]

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The Philadelphia Story

April 28, 2010by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Sophisticated romantic comedy achieved its pinnacle in this timeless classic voted one of the Top 100 American Films of all time by the American Film Institute. Katharine Hepburn, Cary […]

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Up

April 23, 2010by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: From the revolutionary minds of Pixar Animation Studios and the acclaimed director of Monsters, Inc. comes a hilariously uplifting adventure where the sky is no longer the limit. Carl […]

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Dai-Nihonjin

April 22, 2010by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Big Man Japan is an outrageous portrayal of an original superhero. As Big Man Japan Daisato in herited the role of defending Japan against a host of bizarre monsters. […]

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De père en flic

April 19, 2010by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: To save the life of an undercover agent kidnapped by a biker gang, two cops infiltrate an outdoor adventure group-therapy for fathers and sons. The two cops are father […]

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Ginger Snaps : Unleashed

April 16, 2010by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: The Curse Is Back! Brigitte is an addict. After mixing blood with her late sister Ginger in an attempt to lean more about the condition, she has been infected […]

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Le battement d’ailes du papillon

March 30, 2010by The Thorn 2 Comments

Synopsis: What if… everything happened for a reason? What if… love came knocking at your door? What if… the slightest twist of fate changed your life? While riding the train […]

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Star Trek

March 29, 2010by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: The future begins in J.J. Abram’s smash hit Star Trek, “a burst of pure filmmaking exhilaration and an irresistible invitation for fun” Scott Mantz, Access Hollywood. When the Romulan […]

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Katakuri-ke no kôfuku

March 25, 2010by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: The Katakuris are a four-generation family of failures (grandfather, father and mother, children and granddaughter, who narrates the film) who use the father’s redundancy pay to buy a guest […]

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Ginger Snaps

March 25, 2010by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Hungry like the wolf. Ginger and Brigitte, two sisters trapped in suburbia, are obsessed with mayhem, torture and death until they get a taste of the real thing. Bitten […]

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